Was painting the hallway at home yesterday and looked out the window and saw my mate gliding down the street in his 1972 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow II.
Later, when I was cleaning the paint brushes I was using, one of my kids asked me why I was taking such pains to clean brushes when they can be bought 3 for a quid in most discount shops.
"Not ones like these, son" I replied, "these are Purdys, they're the Rolls-Royce of paintbrushes"
Which got me musing......
Which items do you use in your life that are considered the quality standard by which all other similar items are judged?
I’ve a few things, but these days there’s always some clever dick pointing out why the thing you hold in such regard is the shittest thing EVAH, Including RR’s
So I don’t bother mentioning it.
Singletrackworld forum; it's the Rolls-Royce of privacy valuers.
My homemade chicken and leek pie.
Leatherman Wave - RR of multi-tools
Wera - RR of screwdrivers
Anusol - RR of haemorrhoid treatments
iPad. #goodasdracs
Butter - it's the Rolls Royce of condiments
Bentley - it's the Rolls R... oh.
This paint brush? Why yes, yes it is.
Also..
Purdey > Purdy
(Alas, mine aren't Purdey!)
These!
The Rolls Royce of R&B groups
Mercedes - it's the German Rolls-Royce.
And of course Lexus is the Japanese Mercedes. (Well this was the only way I could think to shoehorn that one in)
My Silky saw - the rolls royce of sharp pointy finger removers.
Good Grips pizza slicer - it's a cut above.
Also..
Purdey > Purdy
(Alas, mine aren’t Purdey!)
Purdy..
Purdey....
Surely Rolls Royce are the German Rolls Royce.
And Bentley are the other German Rolls Royce.
Nope, Rolls-Royce is British.
Pook is the Rolls-Royce Head of Content and Channels.
The Chevrolet El Camino, it's the Cadillac of Cars.
Purdey
Purdey
Yeah, I knew that's what he was getting at.
I'd rather decorate my hallway with either of my two options though.
This paint brush? Why yes, yes it is.
The Rolls-Royce of catchphrases.
My two Sunova surfboards.
I’ve a few things, but these days there’s always some clever dick pointing out why the thing you hold in such regard is the shittest thing EVAH, Including RR’s
So I don’t bother mentioning it.
It's for this reason I'm not going to mention my snap-on tools 😉
Only listing what I actually use and own:
Norbar, the Rolls Royce of torque wrenches.
Global, the Rolls Royce of kitchen knives (slightly flashy and ostentatious but ultimately, really good).
When I worked in the nuclear industry I remember somebody saying "A 'Rolls Royce Job' doesn't mean the same in this industry". RR make the reactors for nuclear subs.
Global, the Rolls Royce of kitchen knives.
No.
The Rolls Royce of R&B groups
Wilcomatic are the Rose Royce of Car Washes.
In my shed I’ve an original 1950s Avo Meter. My grandad used it when working on Radar sets for Marconi. I reckon it’s the Rolls Royce of multimeters. Still works beautifully.
Mercedes – it’s the German Rolls-Royce.
Are Rolls Royces that prone to rust?
Screwtite are the Rolls Royce of Screws and everyone who buys Spax is wrong.
Fendt tractors are the RR of tractors. I don't have one though.
Snap On tools?
Global, the Rolls Royce of kitchen knives
Another no.
The Hasselblad film cameras I used to use many years ago come to mind.
As above Leatherman multi tools and my Rohloff hub are things I own that I think you could put in the same category
Based on reputation and being widely heard of I'd go for:
Amtico flooring
Miele appliances
Dualit toasters
More obscurely:
PHD down clothing
Goral casual shoes
My 1972 Orange 100W guitar head
Knipex steel fixers nips. They have a multitude of uses but they are by far and away the best out there at their specified job.
Are Rolls Royces that prone to rust?
I have no idea. Look, I just wanted to shoehorn in the Alan Partridge (probably mis-) quote below it. I'm sorry.
Wilcomatic are the Rose Royce of Car Washes.
steel fixers nips
Is that like Housemaid's Knee? But yes - Knipex generally - although I only have/need one of their tools.
`Knipex the RR of adjustable wrench/plier things
Singletrackworld forum; it’s the Rolls-Royce of privacy valuers.
That made me chuckle!
I cant believe someone mentions Dualit toasters! Unless of course you are looking for the sloooooooooooowest toast in the world.
But maybe an original Myford metal lathe.
Felco Swiss Cable cutters.
Original Record vice.
are considered the quality standard by which all other similar items are judged?
It's far too personal a physical trait to mention on a public forum.
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Mercedes – it’s the German Rolls-Royce.
Are Rolls Royces that prone to rust?
Yes, yes they are. One of the worst.
Yes, yes they are. One of the worst.
Oh - well its a shame they don't make vans then otherwise I could have been driving rollers all these years!
My dads mate has been a motor trader all his life and has a bit of a thing for rollers. He owned the last roller to come off the production line in Hull. Silver with a handpainted pink stripe on it, sold it to the middle east for export for a fortune. He always laughs at how badly thrown together they were..tales of odd sized screws and lumps of scrap wood inside door panels to hold them all together....still loves em though
Oh and Niwaki Japanese secateurs are the rolls royce, Felco's are junk in comparison..
I honestly don't know. I used to have a number of nice things, but I either sold them when I left Canada, or they've been destroyed by my kids.
I have a substantial library, though, which contains some books that I consider to be exquisite - either because of their content, or their antiquity, or both.
What I feel really bad about is the fact that my dad really appreciated fine things like good tools, and my brother and I cleared them all out "for him" when we helped them move house in the late 90s. We hadn't asked permission, and while he was a very forgiving man, I am pretty sure it really hurt him.
Disappointed, thought the OP was going to be a variation on the "give me a sentence with the word 'contagious' in it" joke
